" Rate this 3 1/2 stars. Given its global and near millennial scope, it has to be somewhat superficial, which is not a criticism but an observation. Do not read this for an in-depth account of a more parochial event, person, or people. I found it helpful to put in chronological context the near- and far Eastern empires with the more familiar European and Byzantine histories. I also appreciated the plentiful maps. The two chapters on North and MezoAmerican cultures were basically throwaways, and unless I missed a paragraph or two, the Incas didn't make the cut. "
— Lachinchon, 2/14/2014